| The Epic Successors of Virgil: A Study in the Dynamics of a Tradition Contributor(s): Hardie, Philip (Author), Feeney, D. C. (Editor), Hinds, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052142562X ISBN-13: 9780521425629 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: This book is a critically sophisticated introduction to the epic tradition of the early Roman empire, specifically the epic poems of Ovid, Lucan, Statius, Valerius Flaccus, and Silius Italicus. It explores the use that they all make of the great Augustan epic of Virgil, the Aeneid. Instead of being feeble imitations of the great classic (a common critical viewpoint), these poems are shown to be dynamic works that use the Virgilian model creatively to reflect the moral and political issues of their own day. All Latin is translated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 873.010 |
| LCCN: 91046846 |
| Series: Roman Literature and Its Contexts |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.02" W x 7.71" (0.39 lbs) 144 pages |